USS Irwin (DD-794) - Santa Catarina (D32)

Santa Catarina (D32)

Irwin was transferred to Brazil 10 May 1968, where she was renamed Santa Catarina (D32).

Santa Catarina was stricken in 1988 and used thereafter as a practice target. In 1989 ex-D32 was used as target for the first launch of a live Sea Skua missile from a Brazilian Navy Westland Lynx helicopter. Ex-D32 was finally sunk in 1990.

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